Board member proposes donating surplus school books and furniture, and asks Welch to cover legal fees

A motion was proposed during the meeting and seconded, and a committee member offered two amendments. The committee member recounted a school visit and urged the board to redirect surplus library books and furniture to the Welch Library and the McDowell County Library System for countywide distribution: “there was a tremendous amount of ... library books that they're going to waste, and we'd like to see that those go down to Welch Library maybe,” the committee member said.

The same member also raised concerns about legal expenses the district has incurred and proposed including language that the City of Welch cover legal costs, referencing approximately $12,000 in prior legal fees. Board staff and other members discussed whether legal fees had increased and whether recovery was feasible; staff said the fee level had not changed yet and that recovering fees would be addressed with legal counsel. The transcript does not record a final vote or formal adoption of the amendments.

Because the motion text is not fully specified in the transcript, the record shows the mover (Speaker 2) saying "I'll make a motion," and a second by Speaker 1, followed by the amendment discussion led by Speaker 3. The meeting moved on to other agenda items after the amendment conversation, with no recorded tally in the provided transcript.